Five-Star Review: “In the Company Of”

at Eden Eden, Berlin
by Spike Editors
Leila Hekmat, Glory Ad Undulating Undies, 2021, Digital collage printed on silk/ viscose velvet, 405 x 132 cm
Renate Bertlmann, Caress (Washing Day), 1976/2014, Latex and stamped ink, 80 x 320 x 15 cm
Exhibition view
left: Carol Rama,  Untitled , 1967, Acrylic paint, glue, taxidermic eyes and mixed media on canvas, 89 x 69 x 7.5 cm; right: Wu Tsang and Boychild,  Cubic Tons of Black Water , 2014, Archival ink jet on museo silver rag paper, 150 x 100 cm
Reba Maybury,  Used Man 1971 , 2021, Submissive’s socks, shoes, underwear, shirts, t-shirts, jumpers, belts
Exhibition view
left: Meret Oppenheim; right: Sarah Lucas,  TARUNA , 2021, Tights, wire, wool, spring clamp, shoes, acrylic paint, metal chair, 115 x 41 x 92 cm
Reba Maybury,  Used Man 1971 , 2021, Submissive’s socks, shoes, underwear, shirts, t-shirts, jumpers, belts

Title: ★★☆☆☆
Looks: ★★★★★ 
Curatorial concept: ★★★★☆
Press text: ★★★★★
Printed matter: n/a
Installation: ★★★★★
Lightning: ★★★★★
Colour story: ★★★★☆
Execution: n/a
Relevance: ★★☆☆☆
Boldness: ★☆☆☆☆
Discourse-friendliness: ★★★★☆
Viewer-friendliness: ★★★★☆
Market-friendliness: ★★★☆☆
Pleasure factor: ★★★★☆
Surprisingness: ★★☆☆☆
Thought fodder: ★★★☆☆
Hopefulness: ★★★★☆

The show gets 3.6 out of 5 comrades!

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With Renate Bertlmann, Ellen Cantor, Vaginal Davis, Leila Hekmat, Friedl Kubelka, Sarah Lucas, Reba Maybury, Meret Oppenheim, Gina Pane, Carol Rama, Wu Tsang

Eden Eden, Berlin
26 Feb – 25 June 2022

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